Editor's Pick: Autonomous Delivery Robots to Hit Virginia's Streets

Autonomous Delivery Robots to Hit Virginia's Streets

Richard Adhikari Mar 10, 2017 5:00 AM PT
	Autonomous delivery robots will be able to travel on sidewalks, crosswalks and shared-use paths throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia this summer. Gov. Terry McAullife recently signed a law permitting the use of Starship Technologies' Personal Delivery Devices. The six-wheeled robots, which resemble coolers, are designed to deliver parcels, groceries and food within a two-mile radius. [More...]

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